The Building Safety Act 2022

SECONDARY LEGISLATION and GUIDANCE

Current relevant Guidance exists such as:

•    BS 9997:2019 Fire risk management systems. Requirements with guidance for use
•    ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
•    Chapters 2 to 4 of “The Code of Practice for the Provision of Premises Information Boxes in Residential Buildings” produced jointly by the FIA and the NFCC sets out good practice regarding the information boxes required by Fire Safety Regulations: PIBS_Guide_06-21_V2.pdf (nationalfirechiefs.org.uk) (PDF, 2.91MB)
Specific guidance is yet to be issued but will set out advice on:
•    The process for how duty holders and Accountable Persons can define the information they need to manage building safety risks at different stages of the building life cycle (project milestones)
•    The process for agreeing who is responsible for information gathering, production, checking and procedures;
•    The process for agreeing the applicable standards
•    The legal responsibilities of duty holders and Accountable Persons – and the principles of accountability
•    How duty holders and Accountable Persons should plan for what information they will need to share, when they will need to share it, who they will need to share it with, how they will share it and why they should share information
•    How duty holders and Accountable Persons can deliver on the following golden thread principles: ‘single source of truth’, ‘understandable/simple to access’, ‘longevity/durability’
•    Practical details to support implementing Common Data Environments and effective information exchange and interoperability
•    How to manage information over the life cycle of the building, how this aligns other parts of the more stringent regulatory regime and how to embed good principles of information management in an organisation
•    Practical guidance on how to ensure your information management delivers on the golden thread principles: ‘accurate/trusted’, ‘accessible’, ‘secure’ and ‘relevant/proportionate’
•    How duty holders and Accountable Persons should assess information to ensure it can be shared with residents (assessment against security of building/local area, security of residents, privacy and GDPR, commercial confidentiality/intellectual property)

IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS FOR RELEVANT BUILDINGS

Principal Accountable Persons must register these properties with the Building Safety Regulator and develop their individual Building Safety Case and Safety Case Reports. 

Principal Accountable Persons must complete these reports and send them to the Building Safety Regulator for assessment. 

The Principal Accountable Person is also responsible for maintaining the Building Safety Case and Safety Case Report on an ongoing basis and must resubmit to the Building Safety Regulator for reassessment and confirmation of approval.

Reviews will routinely be every five years beyond the occupation date. However, a review could be called for at any time, should concern be raised regarding building safety.